Good Night Captain Mama: Buenas Noches Capitán Mamá
A little boy named Marco is walking to his bedroom in pajamas carrying his stuffed puppy dog when he notices his mommy in an olive-green military flight suit. His curiosity about the colorful patches on her uniform evolves into a sweet, reassuring bedtime conversation between a military mother and her child about why she serves and what she does in the unusual KC-135R aerial refueling airplane. He drifts off to sleep with thoughts of his mommy in the airplane and the special surprise she gave him stuck to his fleece pajamas.
This unique book was written by a Latina military officer and former aviator. It’s the first bilingual children’s book, in English and Spanish, about why mommies wear military uniforms. Samples of reviews found at link above: “Good Night Captain Mama” captures the essence of a child’s wonder and admiration of his mother’s career, while giving the reader a clear and loving explanation of what it’s like being in the United States Air Force. It’s especially exciting that my students get to learn this information from a mother’s perspective. This is a must-have book for school libraries across the nation.
About the Author
Graciela Tiscareño-Sato is a bilingual sought-after keynote speaker, award-winning author, military veteran/aviator and social entrepreneurs. She’s the Founder & CEO of Gracefully Global Group, the premiere educational publishing and marketing firm for content that showcases the contributions of Latino Americans to the USA in industry, military service, the sustainable business community and more.
Graciela has served thousands of university students, student veterans, military spouses, entrepreneurs and corporate professionals with her highly-interactive process co-creating powerful, targeted AUTHENTIC Personal Branding with clients. The online class she created titled “AUTHENTIC Personal Branding for Military Veterans and Spouses” is available on Teachable and via Gracefully Global (just Google it.) This innovative personal branding process, now available in her new “B.R.A.N.D. Before Your Resumé” marketing guidebook, has proven an important step for thousands of transitioning service members, spouses, and veterans to streamline the chaotic military-to-civilian career transition the author remembers too well.
Graciela was honored by The Obama White House as a “Woman Veteran Leader Champion of Change,” for her entrepreneurship and leadership creating award-winning literature that delivers much-needed aspirational stories and positive media images of the nation’s fastest growing ethnic group.
Graciela’s books highlight the creative advantage of Latino culture as it impacts innovation, leadership, entrepreneurship and sustainability through case studies like those found in her bestselling book “Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos Creating Them.” This is the first book showcasing Latino-led innovation in the green economy. “Latinnovating” was honored with the following literary awards:
*1st Place, Documentary category, Latino Books into Movie Awards, Los Angeles
*1st Place, Best Business Book, International Latino Book Awards, New York City
*1st Place, Best Nonfiction eBook, International Latino Book Awards, NYC
*2nd Place, Best Nonfiction Young Adult Book, International Latino Book Awards, NYC
*1st Place, Non-Fiction Book, Americas Latino Eco Festival Award.
Graciela speaks in person and virtually at corporate events, webinars, universities, business schools, industry conferences, education conferences, K-12 schools and more.
Graciela is a graduate of the School of Environmental Design, University of California at Berkeley, a former military officer and aviator, and an active mentor to Latino youth, including three of her own. She earned a Master degree in International Management from the School of Global Commerce at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington while serving on active duty as aircrew member onboard U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling jets.
Her military aviation career inspired the first-ever bilingual (English/Spanish) children’s picture book series about women serving in the military (and on airplanes.)
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“Good Night Captain Mama/ Buenas noches Capitán Mamá” debuted on three Amazon.com bestseller lists when published and has won numerous awards as displayed on the series showcase website (CaptainMama dot com.) The series debut was included in the “Remarkable Latino Children’s Literature” list published by Latinas for Latino Literature and was an award winner in the “Best Educational Children’s Book – Bilingual” category at the International Latino Books Awards (ILBA.)
The second book in the bilingual series, “Captain Mama’s Surprise,” won the 1st Place in the Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual category at ILBA. The Military Writers Society of America bestowed its Gold Medal Award to this title in the children’s book category in 2019.
The third book in the series “Taking Flight with Captain Mama/Despegando con Capitán Mamá” will be published in the fall of 2022 and can be preordered at the publisher’s site by searching the title.
Graciela’s thought leadership pieces have published in the U.S. and Europe; she’s been quoted in “Forbes,” “New York Times,” been interviewed on many regional and national media platforms, in English and Spanish. Graciela has honored by LATINAStyle Magazine as the San Francisco Bay Area “Entrepreneur of the Year,” national “Entrepreneur of the Year” honors at the Anna Maria Arias Memorial Business Fund Gala in Washington D.C. and other awards celebrating women and veteran business owners. Graciela lives in the San Francisco east bay with her husband, three teens, and a Siberian Husky named Yuki. Find her on LinkedIn and Instagram and start a conversation!
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